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The recent heavy snowfall in Sydney, Cape Breton revealed a potential issue with propane tanks. These may be stored near the structure and have lines that run to generators or into the structure. Where these tanks or lines are situated Read More …
After each major event, we hear the accolades for those that volunteered their time to help those in need. Many of these volunteers do not do this because of the accolades. They do it because it is their nature to Read More …
We need to be careful that we don’t become over-reliant on any infrastructure. Becoming too reliant on the electrical grid is one of those situations. We may want to take a page from Hydro Quebec’s book and consider the use Read More …
Background On Saturday, Albertans received an alert that they needed to reduce power. A combination of exceptionally high demand, a loss of imports, and a sudden decrease in power from renewable sources led to the situation. We need to look Read More …
In the Critical Infrastructure Protection and Critical Infrastructure Assurance domains you will hear a lot about layers of defence. You can tailor this approach to being ready in this context as well. The layers are fairly simple and work out Read More …
Fiona revealed some key challenges with respect to relying on insurance as part of the recovery process. First, let’s understand this in terms of identifying ways to make things better. We’re not going to descend into any rants about industries. Read More …
The Eastern Shore is truly fortunate in having some pretty stunning views and country-side. There’s no doubt that driving along the coast can be a real treat. I’m not trying to take away from that. The road network in Nova Read More …
The past two weeks have been challenging for a number of people who lost power due to the set of storms that moved through the area. As NS Power resolves those issues for people, we should be looking at some Read More …
Continued from New Housing Catalogue – Part 1 of 2 There is a second aspect that needs to be looked at. While the catalogue may help speed the approval process, simple housing construction needs to take community-level risks into account. Read More …
There is no disagreement that the housing situation needs to be resolved. The current proposal of creating a housing catalogue needs to be treated carefully. We know that Building Codes often set higher standards of construction, but are often treated Read More …